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HBO's"Oz" and the Immutability of Heterosexuality, 2008.
An analysis of Joe Wlodarz' article 'Maximum Insecurity: Genre Trouble and Closet Erotics In and Out of HBO's "Oz"' in "Camera Obscura 58".
2,010 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper relates that Joe Wlodarz, in his article, 'Maximum Insecurity: Genre Trouble and Closet Erotics In and Out of HBO's "Oz"', analyzes the interplay between genre and sexuality in the HBO television program, "Oz". The author explains that, in an attempt at a Foucauldian reading of the series, Wlodarz succeeds and fails in making a point about the notion of seeing sexual acts as an epistemological guarantee of identity. The paper also points out that, ultimately, Wlodarz falls prey to some of the same assumptions he is arguing against. The author underscores that, by queering the genre of prison drama by describing it as soap opera, he also queers the very identities he is trying to examine based upon the 'queer' acts that they are performing. The paper argues that seeing these acts as 'queer' is an instance of submitting to the same epistemological fallacy that Wlodarz seems to be working so hard to undermine.
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"Wlodarz writes that even in the 'love story' scenario between two of the main characters in "Oz", there are no loving sex scenes, no space between these men where sex is used as a resolution, or a place of comfort. Wlodarz argues that this is an indicator that "the series refuses to contain sexuality, to limit sexual identity, or to suggest that romantic and / or sexual relations are anything less than dangerous and destabilizing." I would argue, instead, that this portrayal of the sexual activity between men who call themselves straight and who only have sex with women when they have the option shows that they are indeed straight, despite the biological sex of the bodies of their partners."
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Team Performance, 2008.
An account of a group's performance during various team building activities.
1,242 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This document reviews a group or team's performance during its interaction while completing a course with the University of Phoenix. The paper relates that the team performed remarkably well in spite of being geographically dispersed and being required to rely on a diverse set of solutions and applications in order to complete the course requirements.
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Learning Group Assessment
Introduction
Team Profile
Challenges
Leadership
Team Leadership
Social Dimension
Communication processes
Communication methods
Effectiveness
Performance Measurement
Knowledge/Skills Inventory
Improvement Opportunities
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" With the rise of teams and the use of team decision-making practices, as well as project management teams, both in the corporate world and in the academic environment challenged to produce more effective employees, new strategic methods of making these groups effective have been the objective of the business world. One great leap forward in improving team interaction and effectiveness which this and other teams have been making more use of are IT related technologies that, "tap into the intelligence expertise of team members"(Kerber & Buono, 2004, para.5). These IT solutions that rely on the backbone of the Internet such as email, newsgroups, and other conferencing type solutions are nothing more than software designed to facilitate communication and knowledge transfer between team members or employees in an organization and we have developed our team's competencies to a high degree in order to make full use of these solutions. While often utilized as a method to integrate team members in a virtual team environment: "a Web-based groupware application on the company's intranet that allowed asynchronous conversation threads as well as posting of documents, links, and surveys"(Kerber & Buono, 2004, para.11), these solutions are effective in any application because they facilitate communication across a commonly utilized medium in any organization or institutions such as the University of Phoenix which is the common PC. Team leaders and members can employ these IT enabled solutions as a method to conceptually tie team members together into a more cohesive unit and, at the same time, to more effectively monitor communication and progress within the team's mandate and that is what we as a group have accomplished."
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Rhetoric of the War on Terror vs. the Cold War, 2008.
An analysis of the power of the definition of terms such as "Cold War" and "War on Terror."
1,288 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper compares the rhetoric and arguments that surround the Cold War and the War on Terror. It discusses how the definition of terms such as "Cold War" or "War on Terror" has a large impact upon how these wars are viewed. The paper argues that those who define and utilize the terms, primarily governments, often do so with ulterior motives, with the understanding that the one who controls the definition also controls the methodology of approach and influences public attitudes.
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"The orthodox interpretation of the Cold War, for instance, stated that the beginning of the Cold War can be traced to the Soviet attempt to expand its sphere of control into Eastern Europe. This theory notes that the Soviets violated treaties made during the war to limit its reach. Thus, the U.S. is portrayed as acting in a purely defensive way to protect itself and stem the expansion of communism worldwide, through such strategies as the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. This standard view of the Cold War, which certainly had much evidence in its favor, began to be questioned in the 1960s, as the failure of the Vietnam War, then a major theater of operations in which the U.S. faced off the communist expansion, became impossible to ignore. Some writers around that time began to argue that the U.S. itself was an "empire" with global reach, not unlike many other empires throughout history, and thus was not solely in a defensive position against its opponent. More recent writers, notably Noam Chomsky, make a similar argument. Related to this critique of U.S. actions is the argument that the U.S. economic motivation, to force all nations in the world to open themselves to U.S. trade and economic influence, is also a source of worldwide conflict and opposition, both during the Cold War and during the current War on Terror (Richelson and Evans)."
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Case Study: Crisis Management, 2008.
This paper is a crisis management case study for Karma-Organic Food for Dogs.
1,310 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper reviews a crisis campaign or over-arching strategy geared towards ensuring that Karma-Organic Food for Dogs can emerge in good condition from a bruising product recall, which has turned its industry upside down. The author identifies the groups that should be targeted by any marketing campaign in the grim aftermath of this recall. The paper points out that crisis planning involves reminding the public that the company is concerned about its consumers, quality, ethical business practices and making a product that can meet the most exacting quality standards. The author concludes that the best communication strategy is to accentuate the positive and the company's long and distinguished history of providing organic food at economical prices so that Karma-Organic Food for Dogs can emerge from this industry-wide crisis a winner.
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"Before going too far, it is important to discuss in some detail the entire recall crisis. To begin with, a quick glance at the Menu Foods recall website reveals that the list of recalled items has grown recently and that ChemNutra Wheat Gluten appears to be the main culprit responsible for the crisis. Furthermore, the website indicates that Menu Foods is taking (or was as of March, 2007) steps to divine the cause of the illnesses striking the pets of customers - the identification of the aforementioned ChemNutra Wheat Gluten (and the massive recall of food products) would seem to be the most significant step."
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Advertising and Women, 2008.
This paper looks at the harmful effects of the media on women.
1,111 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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The paper discusses the purpose and effects of advertisements and commercials on children, teenagers and women. The paper explains how the media causes women and teenagers to be dissatisfied with their bodies which leads to serious problems, such as eating disorders. The paper suggests that education is the key to being aware of the danger of advertisements.
Outline:
The Purpose of Advertisements
The Media's Effect on Women
Solutions to the Thinness Model
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"The advertisement business makes approximately a billion dollars each year. Children, teenagers, and adults are affected by different types of media including television, magazines, videos, and musicians. Many ads are designed to catch the attention of children, teenagers, and women. Often women are willing to do whatever is necessary to gain the look of these models. The media models of thinness causes people to view women's bodies as sexual objects and this model of thinness often lead children, teenagers, and women to be dissatisfied with their bodies or develop eating disorders."
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Mass Media Violence and Children, 2008.
This paper analyzes the effects of mass media violence on children and the growing issue of television censorship in the 20th and 21st centuries.
1,615 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses the dangers of violent television programming that have been influencing children within the family unit. The author examines different media of this type of cultural violence and the government and television corporation regulations that allow this type of programming. The paper evaluates the research on violence and children within the family unit to gain a greater understanding of why censorship and monitoring groups have played a greater role in regulating violence in the mass media construct. This paper concludes that the various aspects of classical conditioning, aggressive personality acquisition and other psychological factors compromise the total scope of how mass media television plays a large role in conditioning children.
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"The premise of censorship has arisen due to the nature of television programming, which is available for children to watch alongside their elders. The problematic solutions for media violence and personality identifiers are the main objective in gaining a greater sense of rights for how children should be perceived in TV and film programming. The negativity of studies on media representations reveals why children should have a larger role in creating policies for televised and media based programs to give a more positive psychological affirmation to their behaviors."
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Interpersonal Communication, 2008.
This writer details how he benefits from his study of interpersonal communication.
1,128 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The author writes how this study of interpersonal communication helped him personally to appreciate the subtle differences between different cultures, as well as between men and women. The author further relates that he learned more about himself; what he needs to do in order to make his relationships more enduring and more productive.
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"Interpersonal communication is an area of study that can be very easily overlooked by non-experts when they are examining the anthropological and/or sociological underpinnings of a society. Specifically, people can become so wrapped up in linguistics or in political institutions and their development over time or in the philosophical-religious traditions of a nation or community that the way in which people interact with one another is often pushed to one side. However, for me personally, I find interpersonal communication to be highly revelatory because societies, as fundamentally social organisms, are constituted upon broad principles and rules that are meant to govern how people communicate with one another; in other words, if you can understand why people interact with each other in the manner they do, you can also understand the conventions, expectations, gender roles, social hierarchies, and basic parameters that order a society - a society that might very well be fundamentally different from one's own."
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Cultural Constructions, 2008.
This paper discusses the challenge of the sitcom "Will and Grace" towards hetero-normativity.
1,363 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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In this article, the writer looks at how the prosperous sitcom, 'Will & Grace' challenges traditional notions of hetero-normativity in that it seeks to "normalize" a gay character by placing that character within a situation comedy also featuring an attractive heterosexual woman he just so happens to be living with. The writer points out that the show emphasizes Will's professional success and is unafraid to make explicit "gay" references to human sexuality - scenes that, whatever their dramatic and aesthetic merits, certainly humanize Will and force the audience to view homosexual men and women as having the same human and instinctual impulses as heterosexual men and women. The writer maintains that at the same time, though, even as the series casts a bit of mockery on some old stereotypes about gays, it also perpetuates the notion that gay men are weaker than other men - less virile, in short. The writer concludes that the series is a commendable one, but hardly an infallible one.
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"The series has done other rather remarkable things that have challenged the bigotry gay men and women habitually face in modern-day American society. Most notably, the show has not been averse to making explicit "gay" references on-air, an apparent first in US prime-time television. Suffice it to say, this strategy has forced gay themes about sexuality and about human relationships into the mainstream - a process that, over a period of time, might diminish the reflexive distaste some audience members have for such topics. At the very least, the show's willingness to discuss explicit "gay" themes has allowed for a presentation of Will as a genuinely three-dimensional human being; in a day and age when "gay-bashing" is still a fact of life in many parts of America, anything that serves to humanize a gay character on prime-time television is something that deserves to be applauded."
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Communication in Autistic Students, 2008.
This paper discusses the development of an autistic child's communication skills in the classroom.
1,159 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper describes several activities that encourage communication in the classroom setting. The paper discusses the do-watch-listen-say model of socialization that is a means by which children plan and solve problems by imitation. The paper then discusses when standardized assessments of children with severe language and communication delays are initiated. Finally, the paper identifies naturalistic and structured teaching approaches that offer few opportunities for an autistic child to have time on his own and subject him to an environment where he is given little choice but to communicate.
Outline:
Opportunities for Communication
The Do-Watch-Listen-Say Model of Socialization for Children
Standardized Assessments
Communication Interventions
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"Three different opportunities for Shelly to communicate can be seen in scenarios involving musical instruments, during lunch and outdoor play activities. For the musical instrument activity, the environment can be modified in such a way that Shelly and the other students face each other without desks (such as in a circle). The play space must be adequate to prevent crowding and conflicts, yet facilitate interaction. The activity would involve the children listening to different musical instruments. Each one would pick one favorite musical instrument sound that drew their attention. They would be prompted to gradually communicate as the sound kept their attention. The end result would be learning common social communications skills such as greeting and saying good bye, asking permission, introducing one' self, etc."
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The St.Croix Dispute and Resolution, 2008.
An examination of the negotiation and mediation process utilized in the St.Croix river crossing dispute.
2,918 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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The paper examines the case of river crossing disputes along the St.Croix River where different interest groups were locked in opposite positions, requiring mediation in order to reach a resolution so that the project could advance. The paper explores the issues involved in the negotiation and mediation process, focusing on the processes that the mediators used in order to reach a satisfactory resolution. The paper states that, overall, this mediation process was completely successful. The paper also looks at improvements that could have been made to the process.
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Introduction
Defining the Problem
Initial Steps in the Mediation Process
Defining the Issues
The Use of Technology
The End of the Dispute
Were the Results Better?
What Could Have Been Done Better?
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"Construction issues involving environmental, economic, social and political interests are often extremely difficult. Most of the difficulty is caused by the fact that the various interest groups have different interests. Often these interests conflict leading to stalemates. These stalemates in turn lead to inaction because no course of action can be determined.
"In these cases mediation is often required in order to resolve the dispute. Often mediators have to find ways to get interest groups to think outside of the box in order to reach a satisfactory resolution."
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Community-based Incarceration and Criminal Justice, 2008.
An analysis of the media's role in criminal justice issues and a look at community-based alternatives to incarceration.
2,706 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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This paper reviews a number of issues pertaining to criminal justice. Firstly, the paper look at the role of the media in criminal justice issues. It then discusses whether or not the criminal justice system can legitimately be called a "system" or whether another description is apt. The paper also examines community-based alternatives to incarceration and, lastly, examines how restorative and community-based approaches to punishment are preferable to punishment-based approaches.
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Criminal Justice: Specific Issues
Issue One: The Role of the Media
Issue Two: Major Components of the Criminal Justice System
Issue Three: Community-based Alternatives to Prison
Issue Four: Community/Restorative Justice Models and their Difference from Punitive Models of Justice
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"Going further, the simple reality is that one study after another seems to illustrate the fact that punitive criminal justice (incarceration, long sentences, the de-emphasis of diversionary programs by justices when passing sentence) does nothing to reduce crime on its own (Wilson et al, 2002). Ostensibly, all human beings are blessed with a certain measure of capital - intellectual and emotional capital being the most important - and maximizing this human capital by teaching individuals how to serve others, how to behave responsibly and how to curb darker impulses is the best way by which a society can reduce the likelihood that it will become over-run by crime. It may also be added that the essential reason why community-based and restorative justice models are gaining such favor (they have been, albeit to varying degrees, in favor among academics since at least the 1970s) is because the failings of punishment-based justice - the over-crowding of American prisons, high recidivism rates, the growing cost of keeping people behind bars - have become manifest in the eyes of many close observers and new, more innovative approaches are desperately needed."
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Women in "Cagney and Lacey", 2008.
A critical analysis of Julie D'Acci's article "Defining Women: The Case of Cagney and Lacey" that attempts to define women in CBS's hit series from the 1980s, "Cagney and Lacey".
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper argues that Julie D'Acci's article "Defining Women: The Case of Cagney and Lacey" successfully employs testimony from individuals to illustrate the clash between portraying women in the feminist light and broader social and/or political limitations. The paper highlights the weaknesses of D'Acci's article and concludes that while her general argument is a strong, worthy one, she does not offer a truly balanced perspective.
From the Paper
"To begin with, Julie D'Acci writes that the 1980s was the decade in which the "working woman" rose to prominence. "Cagney and Lacey" was one of the television series from this decade intended to reach out to that affluent new audience, and D'Acci argues that the show was meant to not only reach out to a new consumer demographic, but to also show women in a new light - a light created by the rise to prominence of the modern woman's movement. Unfortunately, D'Acci proceeds to point out that the initial promise of "Cagney and Lacey" went unfulfilled insofar as the show had to temper its message in the face of a broad-based backlash against the feminist movement."
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Religion and the Media in Nigeria, 2008.
An analysis of the reasons for and effects of the intersection between religion and the media in Nigeria.
1,183 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper analyzes the intersection of religion and the media in Nigeria. It shows how the effect of the fundamentalism and conservatism in religion can be felt in nearly all forms of the media in Nigeria, but primarily in television and newspapers, which account for the majority of the media productions in the nation. The paper discusses the reasons for and effects of this intersection between religion and the media.
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"In short, the Nigerian media faces significant pressure and limitations on independence from religious and political groups, including fundamentalist Muslims. Islamic influences, particularly in the broadcast media and the print media, have resulted in religiously inspired television programming, sensationalized newspaper articles, and fatwas calling for the death of "offensive" journalists. In any sufficiently modern nation, the freedom of the press from just this kind of influence and control should be sacrosanct. It is a basic freedom that permits religious and political intolerance from erupting into major conflicts and violence. Unfortunately, in Nigeria the independence of the media is severely limited and the influence of religious groups, including fundamentalist Muslims, has affected the kind of media that is produced and the public's reaction to it."
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Information - Overload and Misinformation, 2008.
A overview of the opinions expressed by Anne Goulding in "Information, Poverty or Overload?".
846 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that Anne Guoulding's article, "Information Poverty or Overload" addresses a growing issue of concern for information specialists and the public in general i.e., the unexpected dilemma of too much information exposure. More specifically, the paper examines Goulding's argument that the intense availability of information in the developed world is actually leading to the creation of a class of people who, for all intents and purposes, become paralyzed by too much information.
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"There has been, Goulding points out, much concern in the literature on information systems regarding the information divide that has emerged between the developed and the developing worlds (109). This divide is largely a matter of economics and of differences in infrastructures. In the developing world, there simply is not enough money or resources to institute the systems necessary to give the majority of citizens the ability to access information in the digital age. In industrialized nations, the Internet for instance, is taken for granted because of its ubiquity. This doesn't even include other information systems such as cellular networks, fax machines, and ordinary telephony. In nations that lack the political, social, and economic capital to create these vast information systems, a gap has emerged that separates those nations from more affluent nations in the industrialized world."
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Representativeness and Availability Heuristics, 2008.
This paper examines the concept of representativeness and availability heuristics.
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper looks at representativeness heuristics and at availability heuristics, provide examples of both, and outline how the use of such heuristics often leads to inaccurate conclusions. At the same time, the paper also looks at why it cannot be said that the application of heuristics by human beings immediately makes people "irrational" in some fundamental sense.
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"When taking into account the concept of heuristics and the various limitations the authors delineate, it is actually rather hard to countenance the idea that heuristics generally leads to true conclusions. For one thing, turning momentarily to availability heuristics, even when someone is aware of their basis and makes a conscious effort to correct it, they often over-compensate - and that even rudimentary efforts at over-compensation appears to be relatively rare. For instance, the Nisbett and Ross report that "simple, tempting, availability criteria are used in contexts in which availability and frequency are poorly correlated.""
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